Handctjit holster



J. B. OLEARY.

HANDGUFF HOLSTER. APPLICATION. mso ocT. z3. lzo.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

' Springielchin the county-olf Hampden and' Y Snape out? thereof; and`v Ina-ny` other objectsE which will become apparent as theinvention- .e @NIT E 'sr-Aires JEREMIAH1a.` oYLEARr, Yon srRINGEIELp, Massaoiansnrms.

HANDCUFF HOLSY'JIER Y Application inea [miniery 29, 1920.- seriai No; 420,359.7."

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Beit known that JEREMIAH B. OLEARY, ak citizeny ofi thev United States, residlng at' State o lVIassaehusetts,` has :invented certain newr and"useful"Improvements: in Handeuf Holsters;;.of==whieh the following is avspecif ication, reference being had to thea accompanying: drawing.

protecting hand-Cuffs', and'swhieh for-facility ina-reference in this speeification isiealled. a'. handcuff holster: TheV objects-,off this in`l vention include; the` provision ofl a. device for convenientlyf holding! handy-cuffs andftheV like; to protect same againstimoisture-and' effectsY tendngz'to; oxidize abnormally the parts thereof: to provide for. af means for;-

holdingf the' handeoufi'sf against" accidental fallingrxoutr anchyet' loejY easily removable Y- when an'. arrangement. whereby the -handcus will.

-comez out of? the; holster. inVv a Way 'that will' assist:iniitsavailability for use; to -pro'vide means z whereby it may he :suitably attaehed asa thev part', oft 'thef conventionalf equipment@ efe aiproteetive agent; tofprovfidemeans ory antl arrangement? wherebyl the rhand-cuits Will nottoatch'` iniv heingv removedf but rat-her will is-'morefully'setfforth; l y 'Bhe use; of? protectors for-l1and-cuiis isV of the trousers. In .thisl location they hecome moi'st from perspiration andnvithin av feivv'lroursj cause must; to; appear onthei handi-y cutsz Which tends` to, greatly:M interfere.- withL theiit|- important iuneti'onfoY service. The hand-euis get ontheffolds'orV creases inthee- Y. trousers; when; .beingl pulled@ out or. rip the edgesfof; the pocketrwhieh ialso `frequently-` injures; somef par-t( of ther mechanism, of the Tli'sf invention` refers: to receptacles; andiV more:P particularly to at devioegforfholding andj speiacation @treffers-Patent. l fatntedprg 18,1922; ,I

handeeuffs.: It is needless to detailL1 thel importance ofthe-hand-'oulsin thefemerF genoies- Wherethey. becomeV desirable, and;` the value ofy having them providedy withl any arrangement that willv increase' their eiiieiency. ceptacle that: isrrprovided with a restrict-f ed?- portion,` adjacent tof the' mouth: thereofg. tliati serves: nOtonly toY prevent the fall T'hisfinvention, provides: ;-re.-

iiig outP of the cuffs but alsowas a iiileruin: ons Whichwto catch the 'side4 of theA liandlicnfs Whenfthev` are-1 given positive pullf and thereby 'assist 1n their:l coming out with;

facility and Without giving a tearing stressA toithe receptacle.A it isz-,composed oimaterial which has been empirically oundfrnostJ suit;-

herized fahricsurmounted on one sideivith *1f 70 I teriorly, and; serves to i mould f itself into the l contour.' ofx .the hand-cutis andV prevent-it rattlinggor moving'about undesiraloly, as

Well; closing/over portions where dustpandin 1 the like L'might' tend tofV cause trouble sooner.;

orlater(V The felt readily adaptsfitself.etoY

the; requirement WhentheLhand-cuffis given aproper-pullyand it; resihentlydepresses;

and forms y:ai.somewli'tfrictionlesssurface on which tofslide the Vhand;-c uii"sfover. The outf side coveringpreventsthel ingressl of moisf ture and(i also .gives al stiii'ness -to the v holster thatfe'n'alo'les,thehand-custo beinserted 0r-v without--y catching on: folds,V or creases` that otherv Inaterialsare apt tor-'rnalrel The holster also, arrai'iged to ,prevent the handcuffs from catching; onythe. 'helti or. trousers hut-f tons, y and; with belt: attachment, that` enables the devices-:to be more readily-.hound tov the-belt and alsobe; readily 'slidalole thereon.

Inthev .appendedgdravvings whehfshoyvf i modifications ofi this example Eigure l f indicates i ag hand-culi holster emi-VV bodying'this; invention; 1 Y

A.Figure2findijoates aigeneralfseotional view` linvention' Qhy; Way qoff through the holster Ashonwkninv Figurell, and

Eigure is a. vievv in perspective of the holstein-shown. in Figures 24a'ndfz3.l

4i, S/vllhlar referenceg characters referA toc i similar,'partsgthroughoutthe drawings;

In the construction shown in the drawings, the character l, indicates a conventional belt,

Vto which is slidably attached a hand-cuil" holster'. This holster consists of a back 2 of rubberized fabric having a felt mat securely cemented thereon, the felt being faced towards the interior of the holster, as indicated in the drawings. This back is not only deep enough for the one side of the hand-cuff but also extends up above the mouth 3 of the holster, so as to reach above the belt l, and thereby act as a protector against the handcuff coming into contact with t-he belt when the same is removed. Attention may here be called to the fact, that the holster only holds one cuff or side of the hand-cuffs at a time, the other hangs over the outside of the holster with the chain 011 the edge 4: at the mouth of the holster. The front of the holster consists of a piece 5 of the same material as the back, with its felt face disposed interiorly. The front is long enough to hold the side of the handcuffs wholly below its restricting posts 6, and allow the chain of the hand-cuffs to be supported on the upper edge 4.

rIhe front 5 is sewed to the back 2 along the edges which are then reinforced with an edging 7 of rubberized material. The posts 6 which are attached like rivets and are preferably of brass, also serve to strengthen the back and front against separation. in addition to being a lock to prevent the hand-cuffs falling-out. They also l act as a spacer to keep the mouth open sufficiently to permit the ready insertion of the hand-cuff.

The Width of the interior of the holster is sufiicient at the posts or therebetween to permit the side of the handcuff to go through. The projecting portion 8 0f the back has a belt holder 9 secured to it, by means of sewing and also posts l0, which latter act as spacers to keep the holder 9 open and thereby enable the holster to be Yslid on the belt without any difficulty.

The shape of the pocket for the handecuff curved somewhat on the contour of the hand-cuff itself, and as indicatedv in the drawings. The sides are symmetrical so that the hand-cuffs can be used either on the right or left side of the person and be just available for use. The holder es tends over the central portion of the back fand notto the edges thereofwhich feature gives the back a greater Yflexibility and enables it to more easily adapt itself to the belt. T he posts l0 take the wear and prevent any undue binding. Y

The operation of the devicel is as follows:

The handcuff is raised to the mouth of the holster given a push and it clicks past the posts 6 and is locked in place thereby as Well as by the material of the holster. The

shape of the holster places the handcuf in its natural proper' position` that is with the chain centrally in the mouth of the pocket. VVheu it is needed, the official lifts up on the chain and the hand-cuff moves up, reaching the posts and will ride on the post towards the direction in which it is pulled. lVhen it is pulled more it not only comes out with the pulling action, but also. turns on the post and comes out under leverage and with apowerful snap. The shape of the holster also guides the movement of the hand-cud so that the latter cannot 'catch' underneath in any way.v Should the hal1dA cuff holster be pulled in any direction'it will ride on the posts l() in'such a way as to bring as little twisting action on the holster as possible and thereby prevent any tendency to crease under this severe state of things.

While but one general construction is shown in the drawings it is not desired to limit this application for patent to this particular form or in any other Way, otherwise than limited by the prior art, as it is appreciated that other forms and constructions could be used that would make use of the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claims;

Having thus described the inventiomwhat is claimed is z-e 1. A handcuff holster comprising in combination a casing having its interior ar ranged to conform to the contour of a handcuff. a plurality of posts adjacent the mouth of the casing adapted to restrict the opening of the mouth and the passage from the lovverl portion of the casing to the mouth, meansr in the casing adapted to clastically fit on the parts of the hand-cuil" placed thereinthat` open into'the mechanism thereof, a back '.105 extending from the casingabove the mouth thereof. and means for attaching the back.

to a' belt. l

2. A hand-enti holster comprising fron i open mouth at their unsecured edges, thel said walls adapted to resiliently engage opposite faces of a hand-cuff placed there.

between, and means provided to project into the pocket adjacent the side edges-thereof to yieldingly engage the side yedges of a hand-- cuff. l

3. A hand-cuff holster comprising. sub-` stantially flat back and rearwalls of leather having coinciding curved lower and straightY sides that are stitched at the marginal edges thereof to form a substantially thin' fiat closure having an open mouth at the unthrough the said walls that are located adjacent an edge of the open mouth and interi stitched sides of the walls, rivets extending mediate the ends thereof to Vreriot the the insertion or Withdrawal of abend-cuff' length of the said mouth and to exert a drag from the open mouth. i l0 upon the handouf being inserted into or In testimony Whereof' hereunto aixvlnyV withdrawn through the said open mouth, signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

and a member stitched at its longitudinal- JEREMIAH B. OLEARY. edges tothe outside face of a Wall to form itnessesz f. a loop for receiving andV supporting a belt A. P. CONNOR,

in such a. manner as to not interfere With THOMAS H. STAPLE'JSON. 

